Thailand seeks Asean extradition convention to battle cybercrime in Southeast Asia

Thailand is seeking to ink a new regional extradition pact with 10 other Southeast Asian countries in a united effort to combat transnational crimes by 2024. Senior officials discussed the matter during a seminar about how to combat cybercrime at the Office of the Attorney General’s 129th anniversary meeting, the Bangkok Post reported.

Thailand has seen an uptick in recent fraud cases, as criminals implement new technologies to create call centres and Ponzi scheme scams, according to a public prosecutor Benjaporn Watcharavutthichai.

“Law enforcement officers must update their technologies to catch up with transnational organised crime.”

Today’s organised crime like call centre scams reflect the increasing complexity of criminal activity, according to Jumpon Phansumrit, director-general of the International Affairs Department. In Thailand, call centre scams are increasingly…